You know it's a bad day when you start seeing Dick Cheney's face pop up in your Twitter feed.
So let's talk about something that would put a scowl on that face: the 2018 midterms.
Frank Bruni of The New York Times has just conducted an op-ed Q&A with the bratty-faced Republican strategist Corry Bliss, who tries to argue that the Republicans can surmount all their midterm difficulties by adhering to "the Portman model." As in, Ohio Senator Rob. Bliss says that à la Rob, the key to victory in November will be persuading voters that the GOP cares about them and is doing good stuff for them.
Bruni is an acceptably likable opinion writer, but he's no maven when it comes to electoral politics. So in the next breath, he mentions the Republican tax "cut" — putting the very words (without quote marks) in Bliss's mouth — and although he observes that the tax "cut" isn't polling very well, he fails to corner Corry on this:
"Every member of the Republican Party should be spending all of their [sic] time selling the tax plan. Everything else is a waste of time and money."
Bliss said that in January. Since then, after a bunch of embarrassing stories (like the secretary who saved $1.50 while zillionaires have cashed in), GOP messaging on taxes has fallen 44 percent.
Gee. We're not seeing how the tax scam is going to save the slew of House Republicans who are in trouble (the top 10 most endangered all belong to the GOP). Maybe if a more canny political journalist interviews Corry the next time, we'll find out. Meanwhile, we cats HISS and PURR at the same time.
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